Sublimely Self Righteous Black IPA
Stone Brewing in Escondido, California, United States 🇺🇸
IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Rotating|
Score
7.80
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We’re brewers whose substantial mettle and idiomatic approach to brewing allows us to consistently create works of art such as this justifiably self righteous ale. Its bitterness hits our sweet spot. Its blackness lightens our hearts. Its liquid dichotomy pulls it all together in this sublimely sacrosanct ale. Yes, we damn well know our stuff here at Stone, and it would be irresponsible of us not to acknowledge how remarkable this heavenly creation of ours is. Thus the name we are compelled to give it ... Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale ... serves as a reminder of just how good we are, in both liquid and verbal form.
We re certainly not perfect. Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us as we re simply not inclined towards senseless braggadocio. When youre good, youre good. And when you do something great, the least you can do is acknowledge it. Others benefit from knowing. In this case, we find that we are compelled to point out how amazing this beer is that we rightly call the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale.
First brewed in 2007 as Stone 11th Anniversary Ale, this beer was an instant hit. With us. Other folks with great taste loved it too, but we were focused on how much we liked it, and we felt it was truly sublime. That euphoria didnt last long though, as it was soon replaced with the grim reality that when we sold out of it there wouldnt be any more. For Us. And that was simply unacceptable. So, we are now blessing ourselves, and you the enlightened, with this beer on a full time basis.. Thusly, you may now revel in your own self righteousness as you see fit with this glorious example of ours. You are genuinely welcome, as it is our pleasure.
We re certainly not perfect. Too often, we allow our modesty to get the best of us as we re simply not inclined towards senseless braggadocio. When youre good, youre good. And when you do something great, the least you can do is acknowledge it. Others benefit from knowing. In this case, we find that we are compelled to point out how amazing this beer is that we rightly call the Stone Sublimely Self Righteous Ale.
First brewed in 2007 as Stone 11th Anniversary Ale, this beer was an instant hit. With us. Other folks with great taste loved it too, but we were focused on how much we liked it, and we felt it was truly sublime. That euphoria didnt last long though, as it was soon replaced with the grim reality that when we sold out of it there wouldnt be any more. For Us. And that was simply unacceptable. So, we are now blessing ourselves, and you the enlightened, with this beer on a full time basis.. Thusly, you may now revel in your own self righteousness as you see fit with this glorious example of ours. You are genuinely welcome, as it is our pleasure.
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7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
0.355 l bottle shared with Ana and Severinac at the Goblet Beer Store. Dark brown to black, small beige head. Lightly to moderately hoppy, slightly fruity, dried fruit, stone fruit and nuts. Roasty, pines, ash, toffee. Nice but faint hoppy profile, good balance. Some sweetness, some bitterness, herbs, herb liqueur, slightly sticky, bitter finish. Light body, soft carbonation, light finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Oct 2021
at 15:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bottle from Deconinck. Hazy black, small, foamy, beige head. Aroma of blood orange, pink grapefruit, toast, coffee roast, walnut, black olive, pine. Taste has sweetish mango & orange, quite bitter pine, toast & coffee with nutty edges. Resinous hoppy finish, very bitter grapefruit peel, ongoing roasted maltiness carrying coffee. Medium body, oily texture, soft carbonation. Solid BIPA, very 'dark' even for the style.
Tried
on 03 Oct 2021
at 13:41
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Flaska från SB. Mörkbrun vätska med högt beige skum. Doft av tallskott, kåda, grapemarmelad inbäddat i mjuk rostade aromer. Smaken går i samma riktning. Mjuk och len, kåda och besk marmelad. Man tas tillbaka minst 15 år när så här humlestinna beska IPor var något helt nytt och inte för att jag drack den här då men den är ganska exakt 15 år gammal. Riktgt gott och riktigt kul att kastas tillbaka i tiden.
Tried
on 26 Aug 2021
at 18:23
7.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
One of the old standards in the waning black IPA or Cascadian dark ale style, now brewed the year round; so glad I stumbled upon this classic at Beer& in Groningen. Thick and frothy, membrane-lacing, pale greyish beige, stable head on a black beer with clear mahogany edges. Aroma of burnt toast, black pepper, dried wormwood, salmiak, roasted walnuts, wet leather, gin, freshly grated nutmeg, unsugared black chocolate when warming up, hints grapefruit pith, sage, hard caramel. Sweetish but clean onset, hints of dried fig and dried blueberry but non-estery, fizzy carb, full and oily body; dry-walnutty, hard-caramelly and very toasty malt bitterness with a sweetish core, dry but supple, rounded - and just when that caramelly sweetness starts to appear, it is countered by a long, wormwoody, rooty, sleek hop bitterness with a weak grapefruit peel-like touch to it. The hops effectively take over the bitterness from the malts at this point, as is obligatory in this style for me (otherwise it would just be a hoppy stout); the alcohol in the end glows a bit, but leaves the hoppy and underlying roasty bitterness free to linger in the throat. Clean, sleek, focused, powerful and balanced - indeed a textbook example of the style, as expected. I love a good black IPA and this one ticks all the boxes.
Tried
on 25 Aug 2021
at 18:30
8.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Black, stable light beige froth. Roasted malt and grapefruit aroma, some dark chocolate and pine. Roasted, bitter flavour, fruity grapefruit. Very nice dry, roasted and bitter finish. Textbook example of a BIPA, just as it should be.
Tried
on 02 Aug 2021
at 15:40
9/10
Thanks Erkki for getting me some bottles of my old favorite. Still great, although less fruity and more roasty than I remembered
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Jul 2021
at 23:06
7.4/10
Tried
on 28 Jul 2021
at 15:17
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Tap@SKAAL, Copenhagen - pours black with a off white head. Roasted malty and robust hoppy, notes of cocoa and cola, some brown sugar, tropical fruity undertones rising up from the solid hoppy edge, pine needles, medium body, roasted malty and bold bitter edged punchy hoppy finish. Great CDA.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Jul 2021
at 16:15
7/10
Tried
on 16 Jun 2021
at 22:08
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pours black with a large off-white head.Nose shows heavy resinous and piny hops along with soft roast, bready notes and caramel.Flavours include truckloads more pine and resinous hops along with caramel, toasty malt, bready malt, light roast, and a full-on aggressive bitterness.
Tried
on 29 May 2021
at 08:50